The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-28
CHRISTMAS NEWS FROM LowNDEsvILLE
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Seven lIiIYpd City---MsnS Personal

LowNDEsvILLE, Dec. ~. 1871.
4 part of the past week was qui;e d'SasFcr''
| There were strong indications of SNOW Tor &
| day or two.
There Will be an excursion from Anderson
| G. III. to Augusta on tomorrow. Some of on,
colored people intend to 60 as the rates arc
very cheap-Sl.SD ~ for the round trip.
| Mr.. Jas NJ. Bahcr, returned from Kentucky
last Monday where he went to attend the
nuptias of his cousin Miss Bronson.
Miss Mamie BaSk in. Of Monterey. j. now Wis
| iting her sister Mrs W. Johnson.
Col w. Jas. LomaX will occupy the house
on the hill, near Providence church next
year.
Mr. f. ]. Bellot, OF Mt. Carmel, has rented,
and is now living in the Barnes house.
Miss Meta Allen and her little sister, went
| to Anderson G. III. last week TO spend Christ
mas with their grandmother, Mrs Watson.
Mrs. Marion Latimcr having spent several
days with friends and relatives here, returned
| to her Anderson home, last Thursday.
Last Monday Mr.. \. G. Latimer in crossing
treStlc-hs foot slipped from one Of the
to contfne him to bed for day or two.
Last Sunday Mr. Robert Burdctt, and Miss
| Lindsay Scott, were married by the Rey. Ban.
ter Hays. at the residence OF the bride
mother Mrs. Lindsay scott.
Mr.. r. J. Bowman and Miss Minnie Whar.
ton were united in marriage, by the Rev. I. I,
Lyon, at the home of the brides father, in
Anderson county, last Wednesday.
Mr.. ID. X. Cooley went To Mt. Carmel TO at.
tend the festival last Wednesday night.
Miss Jennie Harper was at Dr. j. B. Moscly's
several days last week. and while there was
quite sick.
DR.. r. 4. Henry went to Elbertnn, his old
| home, yesterday 10 spend few days, with his
fathers family.
Mr.. Coon" Black and his sisters, Misses
Jessie and Annie, of Anlreville attended The
| festival at Mt. Carmel. They returned to this
place on Friday, and after leaving here, their
horse became frightened, ran oil, threw them
i L., l., NNf
Rev. w. $. Martin and Mr.. James NJ. Baker
went to Abbeville {. ii. last "Wednesday, and
| made arrangements, to have published by the
Pres: Gnd Banmer the "L9wmdesriAe 2.nn AdVe''
Prof. W. II. HiX, the great weather prophet
is now located near here. and he has promiS'
ed to give through me, TO the readers or the
Press and Banner, the benefit Of his weather
predictions.
4 part, and it is to be hoped, the worst part,
of Christmas has come and gone. This is II
'dry" town and yet on last saturday, there
was enough tangle-lcg and brain, somewhere
around. to cansc some of our countrymcn IN
coming TO town, to lose their equilibrium, and
fall into the mud. and from the looks of some
| on reaching here, they had wallowed around.
quite extensively. Many poor woman and
child all over our land, no doubt dreadS tne
approah OF this, the winding up OF the olu
year.
claims to be a Baptist preacher, 4 teacher, Il
speculator, &c. He claims to be able, as report
| says, TO "turn down any man white or black
IN this township. Well we DO not propose to
Try our strength, in an intellectual bout. with
him, or any body else, rs we are just "gettinR
ont OF the wildcrnr>S'-juSt got ON rising
ground, because OF our railroad-our town j.
| Sprcadiug-our people are swelling and when
! we get Il little smarter. may he, that we can
"huid our own in intellectual combatS, thea
| ;hiS Sagc'S indirect challenge will be accepted
| 4 few days ago Mai. r.. l.. Horton and Capt
| W G. johnson were driving horse, which Is
| Il Slunip-s,nd-amy-ihiu@- sucker. and they
| nId to drive out 10 one Side of the road, oc:a'
| .ionally, and sometimes oiiCEcr. when pass
ing Al s;,ppling, to give the horse suck ;\s
| that was consuming too mach time, they de.
ciled TO take into the buggy long pole, anu
| they could reach it round for MN To grao
when 'spilin'' for Il suck. | wasn't along
was not an eyewitness. 1RDt IL.